SpaceX SPV Gone Wrong, Intel's Comeback, Dylan Field Joins | Aditya Agarwal, Ariane Gorin, Nick Thompson, Chris Power, Christian Mochen
TBPN
Aug 06
SpaceX SPV Gone Wrong, Intel's Comeback, Dylan Field Joins | Aditya Agarwal, Ariane Gorin, Nick Thompson, Chris Power, Christian Mochen
SpaceX SPV Gone Wrong, Intel's Comeback, Dylan Field Joins | Aditya Agarwal, Ariane Gorin, Nick Thompson, Chris Power, Christian Mochen

TBPN
Aug 06
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* (04:00) - OpenAI Details Hugging Face Incident
* (12:36) - SpaceX SPV Gone Wrong
* (20:05) - Nikita Bier Steps Down at X
* (25:44) - Google Rewires AI Leadership
* (30:15) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
* (36:14) - Intel's Comeback
* (56:51) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions
* (01:00:02) - Aditya Agarwal, managing partner at South Park Commons,
discusses its new $575 million fund and the growing ambition of founders
building capital-intensive deep-tech companies. He also covers founder
dilution, AI-assisted application review, Series A fundraising, scientific
diligence, and the importance of technical progress and rapid growth.
* (01:16:00) - Ariane Gorin, CEO of Expedia Group and a former Microsoft
executive, discusses strong travel demand and Expedia’s growth despite
economic uncertainty and rising prices. She explains how Expedia is using AI
to personalize trip planning, improve productivity, expand partnerships with
AI platforms, and build toward a personal travel-agent experience.
* (01:35:47) - Nick Thompson discusses his role as CEO of The Atlantic and his
strategy for growing subscriptions through trusted, high-quality journalism.
He explores print’s enduring value, evolving approaches to video and Substack
talent, and how AI may reshape journalism, audience behavior, and the broader
media ecosystem.
* (02:04:47) - Chris Power, founder and CEO of advanced manufacturing company
Hadrian, discusses the company’s $1.37 billion raise and rapid expansion of
its factories-as-a-service model for major defense and aerospace customers.
He explains Hadrian’s full-stack approach to building and operating highly
automated factories, its growing U.S. footprint, and its role in accelerating
the adoption of emerging manufacturing technologies.
* (02:17:13) - Christian Mochen discusses founding Atlas Motion, a company
developing motion systems for autonomous and robotic platforms, beginning
with small drone motors. Drawing on experience at Toyota, Tesla, Shield AI,
and Mach Industries, he explains the company’s $11.5 million seed round,
software-driven manufacturing strategy, operations in Manila, and plans to
bring cost-competitive production to the United States.
* (02:22:23) - Dylan Field discusses Figma’s strong growth, rising AI adoption,
and the growing importance of design as coding becomes increasingly
commoditized. The Figma co-founder and CEO explains how the company is
developing AI tools that preserve human creativity and control while
expanding its platform across design, code, and production workflows.
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